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	"Of the Month" Leadership Recognition NRHH sponsors a monthly recognition program for student leaders in IU's residence halls. Recognize someone today by nominating them for an "Of The Month" (OTM) Award! Monthly winners may be selected to be submitted to the regional OTM program, and regional winners may be selected to move on to national OTMs. All Indiana University OTM winners will compete for the IU "Of The Year" (OTY) Award in their category. Please see below for OTM categories and nomination requirements. Nominations for the OTM Awards are due on the Fourth of the month. You may only nominate someone for their accomplishments in the month of recognition. (EX. A program which occured in February may only be nominated for the February OTM Award). Program of the Month Resident Assistant of the Month Executive Board Member of the Month Advisor of the Month Graduate Assistant / Supervisor of the Month Commitment to Diversity Award Center Desk Staff of the Month Student of the Month Program of the Month Criteria Questions: What makes your program unique to other schools? What percent of your target group showed up? Is the cost per person feasible in terms of adaptability to other schools? Did the program have a lasting effect on the residents? Did the program meet all the goals that were set? What was the quality of the program (evaluation)? Advice: For both educational and social programs, the judging committees look for creativity, originality, financial feasibility, percent of attendance, and adaptability to other campuses. If the nomination is in conjunction with a nationally recognized week or holiday, the nomination needs to display how your campus has approached the program in a new or different way. When writing a nomination for a educational program try to show the relevance or reason the issue being programmed on is needed on your campus. These nominations are not only giving recognition to a group of leaders who have done a super program, but it becomes a resource and a guide for leaders on other campuses. Nominate Someone! (back to top) Resident Assistant of the Month Criteria Questions: How well does the nominee work with residents and what impact has he or she had during the month of nomination? Does the nominee support and advise (guide) the student leaders? Does the nominee motivate others? Has the nominee fulfilled and gone above his or her job responsibility during the month of nomination? Are there any specific projects in support of hall government or committees? Advice: An important thing to keep in mind is that there are different job/programming requirements on various campuses. Include they requirements that have fulfilled and show what they have done beyond that during the month of nomination. When writing the nomination be sure to include any unique contributions to the position the individual makes. Nominate Someone! (back to top) Executive Board Member of the Month Criteria Questions: How well does the nominee work with other executive board members? Has the nominee fulfilled and gone above his or her officer responsibility during the month of nomination? Is the nominee truly dedicated to the position and supportive of the organization? Nominate Someone! (back to top) Advisor of the Month Criteria Questions: Does the individual recognize the students they work with on task or initiatives that were done well during the month of nomination? How did the individual impact the students they work with during the month of nomination? Did the individual being nominated go above and beyond their professional contributions by the level of work with students during the month of nomination? What outstanding accomplishments merit recognition of this individual this month? Advice: The primary focus should be on the advisory roles the person fulfills rather than professional or supervisory roles. The nomination should display how the advisor was instrumental in helping the leaders grow, learn, develop and mature. Personal examples are often the best way to express the intangible contributions of an advisor. Talking about some of the problems or conflicts the advisor helped students sort out are also great approaches. Ask yourself why you chose this month above all others to nominate the individual. Nominate Someone! (back to top) Graduate Assistant/Supervisor Of the Month Criteria Questions: How well does the nominee work with colleagues and residents? In what way has the nominee's work ethic impact students, colleagues and the residence center as a whole during the month of nomination? Did the Graduate staff member being nominated go above and beyond their professional contribution during the month of nomination, and if so to what extent? What outstanding accomplishment(s) and/or specific project(s) merit recognition of the nominee? Advice: In this category, we are looking for individuals who exemplify outstanding professional and/or supervisory skills in their role as a Graduate staff member. When nominating someone you might consider the following areas: Staff (employees, colleagues, supervisor) support Programming initiatives Conflict/Crisis situations Professional development Ask yourself why you chose this month above all others to nominate the individual. Nominate Someone! (back to top) Commitment to Diversity Award Criteria Questions: Did the individual being nominated make a conscious effort toward promoting diversity in the residence hall? Did the individual being nominated coordinate programs whose cultural content served to “bridge the gap” of diversity? What outstanding actions, programs, or accomplishments merit recognition for such an award? Advice: The primary focus should be on how the accomplishments of the nominee created dialogue about issues of diversity. Also discuss how the nominee used innovative and creative ways to bring up the subject matter of race relation issues at a predominately white institution. Nominate Someone! (back to top) Center Desk Staff Member of the Month Criteria Questions: Does the individual make “overall” outstanding contributions to the desk staff? Has the nominee fulfilled and gone above his or her job responsibility during the month of nomination? Has he or she creatively helped the desk run more effectively (i.e. developed a form, come up with a good idea)? Are the customer service skills (i.e. pleasant phone manners, always says thank you, good resource person) of the nominee above average? Nominate Someone! (back to top) Student of the Month Nomination Criteria: Discuss the outstanding contributions the nominee has made to the residence hall system. Note: Resident Assistants, advisors, campus wide residence hall government executive board members including NRHH executives are *not eligible* for this award. However, Hall Council (Government) executive board members are eligible. Nominate Someone! (back to top)

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